By Jennifer Thorson
We’ve had lots of snow this winter where we live in the “northern plains”! It’s been fun for the kids to play in, but after a couple of months, I’m ready for spring! I like to think about what snow is like as I watch it fall. If you’re not familiar, snow falling in my […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
When I was a new mom, I felt like my kids needed more self-control. Ha! Obviously. Parenting would be a lot easier with self-controlled kids. Selfishness comes naturally. Self-control? Not so much. Thankfully, the Bible gives us some really great insight on why and how to attain self-control in our lives–as a kid or a […]
By Minno
As Christians, we believe that the Bible is God’s Word. And we know that God’s Word is the Bible. But does the Bible ever explain what God’s word is? One of my favorite answers to this question is found in 2 Timothy 3:16-17. It says, All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
When it comes to training our children, perseverance is an amazing character trait to teach. And if we’re being honest, the younger we start, the better because learning how to persevere through the hard times isn’t easy (not even for adults). According to Dictionary.com, perseverance is defined as “steady persistence in a course of […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
This is the time of year when many churches will have a church-wide fast to set aside a specific time frame of focused prayer for their congregations. Fasting can help us remove distraction, develop the disciplines of training our minds and hearts, and just logistically give us more time to pray and study Scripture. Fasting […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
As we enter into a new year, many people are searching for a fresh, new start and a new vision of what God has for their life. And with it being 2020, this seems like the perfect year for vision and clarity. In the world of optometry 20/20 vision refers to a person’s visual acuity. […]
By Minno
We don’t have to get too far into the Christmas season before we hear or see the word “joy.” The running scale of the song “Joy to the World” fills the radio. The gorgeous font of the letters j-o-y on cards, photos, and home décor remind us that joy is central to this season. But […]
By Jennifer Thorson
I hope I can go to the birthday party—it’s at a water park! I hope I get a horse for Christmas! I hope I get to play for the Lakers when I’m in the NBA! Ever heard your kids say something like this? When we use the word “hope”, we typically mean it like a […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Jealousy often seems like something only adults deal with . . . something out of a romantic comedy or a prime-time TV show. The truth is, kids might not even know they struggle with jealousy because it’s a big, rarely-used word. However, that green monster can overcome the tiniest of kiddos. Jealousy at its heart […]
By Editorial Team
We’ve created 25 video devotionals that will take your family on a journey through the Old Testament, learning how God worked through some of our favorite Bible stories. We can learn so much from the heroes of the Bible! Some of them are unlikely heroes—ordinary and flawed people who God uses in extraordinary ways to […]